An entry for the mindguide
The Prison Reform Trust (PRT) is an independent UK charity working to create a just, humane and effective penal system. They do this by inquiring into the workings of the system; informing prisoners, staff and the wider public; and by influencing Parliament, Government and officials towards reform.
Their Vision is to:
Reduce the use of prison
Improve conditions for prisoners
Promote equality and human rights in the criminal justice system
Nacro are a national social justice charity with more than 50 years’ experience of changing lives, building stronger communities and reducing crime. They house, educate, support, advise, and speak out for and with disadvantaged young people and adults. Nacro are passionate about changing lives and they never give up. In 2017/18, Nacro helped around 32,000 people.
Blogs connected with offenders and offending. The blogs give useful information around the criminal justice system in the UK.
The Prison Advice and Care Trust (Pact) is a national charity that provides support to prisoners, people with convictions, and their families. They support people to make a fresh start, and minimise the harm that can be caused by imprisonment to people who have committed offences, to families and to communities.
St. Giles Trust believe that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement hold the key to positive change in others.
Being helped by someone who has ‘been there’ is highly powerful and this peer-led approach underpins all our services.
Startup is a charity which supports ex-offenders into self-employment. Their support is tailored to each individual and includes business planning and advice, financial help to purchase equipment and materials, peer mentor support and access to a business adviser for a year once client begins self-employment. They welcome referrals from partner agencies or direct contact from ex-offenders.
The Thames Valley Partnership brings people and organisations together to create safer and stronger communities. They are looking for longer-term and sustainable solutions to the problems of crime and social exclusion. The Thames Valley Partnership work with criminal justice partners, local authorities, voluntary and community organisations and the private sector.
Circles of Support and Accountability (Circles) build safer communities through local volunteers working with sex offenders to minimise alienation, support reintegration and so prevent sexual re-offending.
Aldates Community Transformation Initiatives (ACT) is a charity based in Oxford. Their welcoming community includes many with lived experience of prison, street homelessness and addiction. Through street and prison outreach, meals, mentoring and housing, they help people rebuild their lives.
New Leaf was established in 2010 by a partnership of agencies, supported by the Buckinghamshire Association for the Care of Offenders (BACO). In 2011 New Leaf became part of Thames Valley Partnership, allowing them to expand the work into Oxfordshire and Berkshire with the vision of helping offenders across the whole of the Thames Valley.
